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Illustration of the Front Garden of the Tsukiji Hotel in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Tsukiji hoteru kan niwa mae no zu)

Utagawa Hiroshige III

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print, landscape orientation. The top section depicts a body of water with a line of ships along the horizon; sky fades from light brown at top to blue over the water. The lower sections depict a garden with green hills, brown pathways, trees, and people dressed in 19th-century clothing; some walk along paths while others work in the garden. A body of water runs along the bottom edge. The color palette includes various greens, browns, blues, and reds. Japanese characters are printed on a white vertical rectangle on the left edge and on a red and green banner top right. The image is set in a white border.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1868–72
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 302 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette